I have Pre hyper tension,but when i go to the Dr's it goes alot higher because i get nervous,can anyone relate?
8 Answers to "I have Pre hyper tension,but when i go to the Dr's it goes alot higher because i get nervous,can anyone relate?"
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Yes and your doctor should be aware of that. Happens to many people.
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Mine is on the low side but I am sure the nurses and doctors are aware of people that get nervous.You could always mention something at the time of your visit.
My husband used to be able to control his through breathing and would mess with the doctor that way.XDLike (1)
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I don't know if this will work for you, but when I go to the doctor's office, I now do two things to help keep my blood pressure in check. First I give myself plenty of time to get there so I'm not rushing. Second I take something with me to do so I won't focus so much on being at the doctor's. I usually play a game on my phone or play my hand held phase 10 game. Works for me. Hope it helps. :)
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um,i will try!thank u
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How much does it read rt now?
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i have to check,i'm sure its up,lol,i don't know if i can go to the dr's alone,lol,i'm a baby
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Yes, but my dr usually will take blood pressure again, after some time passes, if it's high.
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it was really high last visit,so they had to check 3 times,it lowered,but it was still considered high,my palms were sweating so bad
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Ohhh yes
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Yup
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Best Answer (Chosen by Voting):
Posted by tpwife Oct 11th, 2012 at 12:49PM
It's called "white coat syndrome". Another way of saying people get anxious at the thoght of the doctor taking their elevated blood pressure. Therefore it goes up.
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